Photos by Braden Summers
In the aftermath of Valentine’s day, think of the majority of major advertisements you’ve seen about love… We see the same portrayals of romance solely of a man and woman. Whether it’s in that loving gaze, at dinner, dancing in the rain, kissing gently or anything else that embraces that old fairy tale type love, it’s rare to see any representation of romanticized same-sex love.
It is all too often that the LGBTQ community is misrepresented romantically in mainstream media, and more often portrayed in overly sexualized images. If not that, in foreign countries any gay, lesbian, transgender, or queer of any kind is hardly presented at all. With this in mind, New York-based photographer Braden Summers was inspired to create a series titled, All Love Is Equal, to illustrate his vision of a same-sex fairy tale love. What started with a fund through a Kickstarter campaign, Summers sought out subjects in Paris before traveling to England, India, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil and the U.S. that shatters any misconceptions and stereotypes.
The project proved a success as the following images, through six different countries, prove that no matter where you are, love is equal. Check out more of his work here.
[Via Policy Mic]
